FRAKTUR, Folk Art & Family by Corrine & Russell Earnest. Hardbound, 8-1/2” x 11”, 192 pages. The American Fraktur tradition began about 1740 in southeast Pennsylvania, but quickly spread to other states, and remains popular today. Fraktur celebrates family events such as births, baptisms, and marriages among some of Americas earliest immigrants of German and Swiss heritage. 200+ photographs, many full page, present exquisite examples of three centuries of American fraktur, interwoven with insightful, detailed historical information on the making of fraktur and methods & techniques for preservation.         703518        Each $49.95